By Victor Kanayo
The remaining representatives of the Nigeria Professional Football League, Plateau United and Rivers United have been handed Libyan oppositions in the additional preliminary round of qualifiers for the second tier of CAF men’s club competitions, the CAF Confederation’s Cup.
In the draws that took place at the CAF’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, NPFL champions, Rivers United were drawn against one-time quarter-finalists of the competition, El Nasry of Libya while Plateau United got Al Alkder of Libya as the final hurdle they must cross to book a place in the Confederation’s Cup group stage.
The two clubs were dumped out of the CAF Champions League by two Northern sides in different fashions.
Plateau United who won their first leg 2-1 in Abuja against Esperance de Tunis lost out via away goal rule after losing 1-0 in Tunis to end the ties 3-3 on aggregate.
Rivers United on the other hand beat Wydad Casablanca 2-1 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium before suffering a 6-0 humiliation at the Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca and ended the ties 7-2 on aggregate.
The additional second preliminary round of the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup draw saw the 16 teams that qualified from the second preliminary round of the Confederation’s cup play the 16 teams that lost the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League.
The first leg will be played on November 2 and the return leg on November 9
